Industry committee  I can help Mr. Lowe a little. For a management society, the technology in itself is not the problem. The real question is the need for legislation that allows us to negotiate with the owners of the technology. In Europe, to go back to that example, we have agreements with Netfl

Industry committee  I have to disappoint you and tell you that I deal mainly with Canada and Quebec. I have a family relationship, if you will, with SACD in France, but I am not really able to tell you what is happening in Europe. I know the broad strokes, but my bailiwick and my concern is what is

Industry committee  I can tell you about the decisions that were made about digital, and you know about them anyway. But I have no idea how those decisions will be implemented. In any event, the agreement has to be ratified in January.

Industry committee  I can talk to you about the situation in Quebec, but not really about the situation in Europe.

Industry committee  For us at the SCAD, it is very simple: every form in which a work is used is subject to a payment for copyright. It matters little whether it is used once, twice or three times. Copyright must be paid for each time. Take the example of a film that is first shown in theatres. As

Industry committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for inviting us to be part of your review of the Copyright Act. My name is Elisabeth Schlittler. I am the General Delegate for Canada with the Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques or SACD, and for the Civil Socie